Stupidae

But this isn’t about naming names. Largely because that’s a good way to get sued. So, keep libel laws out of science. Damnit.

As a simple rule, politards can be summed up—or at least recognised—by two variable phrases: X is better than Y woulda been, and Don’t blame me; I voted for Y.

The funny thing is that, this time around, I’m not running into a lot of X is better than Y woulda been. For either or both of two reasons. One’s that, according to politarded promises throughout 2008, McCain will have been dead by now [to my knowledge, in November 2010, he’s doing fine]; the other’s that, all things considered, it’s hard to imagine McCain making things worse than President Barry has.

Strictly speaking, that latter point isn’t entirely true. From what I’ve seen, President Barry hasn’t made things worse; he hasn’t done much of anything at all. In fact, I’ve got a funny little anecdote about that….